The Afternoon Strategy Talk with Tieto & VISA

Nordic insights. Executive perspectives. Real banking impact.

3.12.2025 / Espoo, Finland
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Nordic insights. Executive perspectives. Real banking impact.

This official side event of the Nordic Banking Forum, hosted by Tieto Tech Consulting and VISA, brings together banking executives, industry experts and thought leaders to explore the future of partnerships, compliance, and customer expectations in banking. Whether you're attending the main Forum or not, you're welcome to join this open and complimentary session. Apply HERE. 


Agenda

12:00 - 13:00
Arrival & Lunch

Networking over lunch

13:00 - 13:05
Opening and Agenda

Leo Vaskelainen, Customer Executive, Tieto Tech Consulting

13:05 - 13:20
Welcome speech

Pär Johansson, MD, Tieto Tech Consulting & Juha Sillanpää, VP, Group Country Manager, Finland & Baltics, VISA

13:20 - 13:45
Payment Implementations in Practice: Balancing Regulation and Simplification

Daniel Downing, Head of Nordic Payments at Nordea

13:45 - 14:00
Firechat: Short and Long Game with AI Adoption at Op-Pohjola.

 Jukka Moilanen,  AI Business Lead of Retail Banking, OP Pohjola 

14:00 - 14:15
Refreshments and informal discussion
14:15 - 14:45
Strategic Procurement in Finnish Banking — Rethinking Partnerships and Priorities for 2026
  • Markus Niemi-Nikkola, Director of Procurement and Partnerships at Finnish Savings Bank / Säästöpankkiryhmä
  • Petteri Patjas, Sourcing and Vendor Management Lead, at Aktia

Moderated by Leo Vaskelainen

14:45 - 15:10
The Future in Seconds – Finland’s New Payment Era
  • Päivi Heikkinen, Head of Payment Systems Department and Chief Cashier at Bank of Finland / Suomen Pankki
  • Liisa Kanniainen, VP Strategic Lead, Nordea
  • Mikko Ketola, CEO, Siirto

Moderated by Leo Vaskelainen

15:10 - 15:30
Re-imagining Cross Border Payments

Sarah Fallström, Business Development Director, VISA  
 

15:30 - 16:00
Wrap-Up & Mingle

Ola Sundell, Founder & Co-CEO, Helsinki Fintech Farm
Leo Vaskelainen, Customer Executive, Tieto Tech Consulting

16:00
End & Transportation

Ota yhteyttä

Riina Virtanen

Marketing and Communication Lead, Tietoevry Create Finland

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